Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate Thursday outlined an energy plan aimed at boosting domestic oil drilling, particularly offshore, building the XL Keystone pipeline from Canada to Texas and turning over drilling permitting on federal lands – now done by the federal Bureau of Land Management – to the states.

The reaction was been swift and sometimes furious and mostly predictable. Here’s what I’m hearing:

“The Romney plan demonstrates a very clear understanding of how America’s oil and natural gas companies, like mine, work,” said Virginia “Gigi” Lazenby, chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers Association. “It unleashes the potential of America’s independent producers, which will result in millions of jobs, revenues to federal, state, and local governments and a more secure United States.”

“Romney’s plan for big oil doesn’t add up,” said Peter Maysmith, executive director of Colorado Conservation Voters. “Instead of moving Colorado forward to a cleaner energy future, Romney/Ryan plan will yank us back into the beginning of the last century. 120 Coloradans have already lost their jobs this summer, in part because of Romney’s opposition to wind energy’s tax credit.”

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it’s reached a $25 million settlement with the marketers of Ab Circle Pro, the contraption that promised consumers they’d lose 10 pounds by rotating for just three minutes a day for two weeks.

In its ongoing effort to trim the fat from over-hyped health claims, the FTC filed deceptive advertising charges against several marketers, including fit pitch-woman Jennifer Nicole Lee who trumpeted the machine as a terrific alternative to a gym workout.

The device cost consumers up to $250 to buy from the infomercials — which the FTC said aired more than 10,000 times between March 2009 and May 2010.

Laura Keeney writes about aerospace and airlines for The Post. When she's not at work, you can usually find her taking in live music, reading voraciously, or doing something science-related and nerdy. She also loves The Clash ... a lot.

Emilie Rusch covers retail and commercial real estate for The Post. A Wisconsin native and Mizzou graduate, she moved to Colorado in 2012. Before that, she worked at a small daily newspaper in South Dakota. It's the one with Mount Rushmore.